FABIO CANNAVARO’S Guang-zhou Evergrande roared back from two goals down Tuesday with four second-half goals from Ricardo Goulart completing a sensational 5-3 AFC Champions League victory over Jeju United.

On a night when it rained goals, Cannavaro’s former club Tianjin Quanjian was thumped 6-3 by 2016 winner Jeonbuk Motors, whose giant striker Kim Shin-wook bagged his first Champions League hat trick.

Evergrande had to thank their two prolific Brazilian forwards for the victory over their Korean visitors. The Chinese champions found themselves 2-0 down after 29 minutes at the Tianhe Stadium to goals from Jin Seong-uk and Magno Cruz.

But Goulart’s goal spree thrilled the raucous home crowd after fellow Brazilian Alan’s strike deep into first-half stoppage time had given Guangzhou a lifeline.

Evergrande drew both its previous Group G matches and lost its CSL opener 5-4 to derby rival Guangzhou R&F on Friday.

But the side now leads Group G by a point from Thailand’s Buriram United, which enjoyed a 2-0 home win over Japan’s Cerezo Osaka courtesy of goals from Andres Tunez and Edgar Silva.

Cannavaro led Tianjin Quanjian to Champions League qualification last season and his former charges took a shock lead in the 10th minute in Jeonju when a partially-cleared corner was volleyed home sweetly by right-back Zhang Cheng.

The towering Kim saw one header disallowed before the 1.98m target man rose in the 24th minute to head the equalizer. Three minutes before half time, Jeonbuk was ahead courtesy of Han Kyo-won.

Brazilian Ricardo Lopes swept home before Kim bagged two more to complete his hat trick in the 64th minute and captain Choi Bo-kyung then found the net to make it 6-1.

A late Zhao Xuri header and an Alexandre Pato penalty were the only consolations for the visitors as Jeonbuk made it three wins from three matches to go five points clear at the top of Group E. (SD-Agencies)